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ASTHO Healthy Babies Initiative and Infant Mortality

ASTHO Healthy Babies Initiative and Infant Mortality. SACIM Paul E. Jarris, MD, MBA July11, 2012. Infant Mortality 2008. Preterm Births 2008. ASTHO President ’ s Challenge . Improve birth outcomes by reducing infant mortality and prematurity in the United States Objectives:

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ASTHO Healthy Babies Initiative and Infant Mortality

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  1. ASTHO Healthy Babies Initiativeand Infant Mortality SACIM Paul E. Jarris, MD, MBA July11, 2012

  2. Infant Mortality 2008 Preterm Births 2008

  3. ASTHO President’s Challenge Improve birth outcomes by reducing infant mortality and prematurity in the United States Objectives: • Focus on improving birth outcomes as SHOs and state leadership teams work with state partners on health and community system changes • Create a unified message that builds on the best practices from around the nation • Develop clear measurements to evaluate targeted outreach, progress, and return on investment • Pledge: • Reduce preterm births by 8% by 2014

  4. 44 States Have Taken the Pledge Pledge to Reduce Prematurity by 8% by 2014 WA ME ND MT VT OR MN NH MA WI NY ID SD MI RI WY CT PA IA NJ NE NV OH DE UT IN IL MD CA WV CO VA MO KS KY NC TN AZ OK AS AR NM SC AL DC MS GA LA FSM TX AK HI FL GU MH MP Have Not Yet Taken Pledge PW Taken Pledge PR As of 7/9/2012 VI

  5. www.astho.org/healthybabies/

  6. www.astho.org/healthybabies/

  7. HRSA Region IV & VI Summit on Infant Mortality • January 12-13, 2012 • 7 member State Teams • State Health Officials, MCH Directors and other MCH experts, State Medicaid Officials, March of Dimes, Hospitals, Legislative and Governor’s Office senior staff • Federal partners – HRSA, CMS, CDC • July 23-24, 2012, Region IV, V, VI Collaborative Summit

  8. Grid Showing State Plans After Summit

  9. COIN Strategies • Reduce early elective deliveries <39 weeks • Increase use of smoking cessation strategies • Improve preconception/interconception Health (Medicaid waivers) • Reduce SIDS/SUIDS (Safe Sleep) • Regionalize NICU Care

  10. Region IV, VI 39 Weeks Survey

  11. Region IV, VI: Louisiana • March 10, 2012 birth module changes <39 weeks • Worksheet defining terms • NICU Quality Improvement

  12. Regions IV, VI: Oklahoma • October 1, 2012, OK Leadership Summit on Infant Mortality • 250 invitees: state legislators, mayors, state agencies, insurance, tribes, businesses, employers, and others • 90 minute facilitated sessions on actionsparticipants can implement

  13. Other Regions: West Virginia • January 1, 2011: All maternity service providers must use the WV Prenatal Risk Screening Instrument (WV Legislative Rule §64-97-5) • PRSI Tool: http://www.wvdhhr.org/mcfh/ • First Year: 50% of all WV pregnancies, 60% of maternity service providers without compensation or consequence • Data will be used to address common risk factors and form public policy, practice changes

  14. Recommendations • Capitalize on common goals and strategies of multiple national initiatives • Actively engage executive leadership from business, hospitals, health care providers, public health, Medicaid, insurance, associations, others • Calculate true savings while improving care • Continue to leverage partnerships • Improve Goodness and Fairness

  15. ASTHO Resources • ASTHO President’s Challenge on Healthy Babies - http://www.astho.org/healthybabies/

  16. AZ State Health Official Will Humble, MPH, on President’s Challenge

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